Combined mop and wringer



June 14, 1927.

BA. GERSHOVITZ COMBINED MOP AND WRINGER Filed Jan. `31, 192'7 Z mw M2M, w e, gw n w MW ud proved mop Patented June 14, `1927.

UNITED vSTATES BARNETT GERSHOVITZ, OF CANTON, OHIO.

COMBINED MOP AND WRINGER.

Application led January 31, 1927. Serial No. 164,733. f

The invention relates to mopsfand more particularly to a mop provided with 'a wringingdevice thereon. i

The object of the improvement is to provide a combined mop 'and wringer in which any ordinary pieces of rags may bequickly and readily attached, and whereby the mop cloth may be easily wrung without removal from the mop. j

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which l Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im- Fig. 2 a bottom plan view of the frame, and

F ig. 3 a fragmentary` longitudinal sectional view through the frame.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the dra-wing.

The mop cloth 1 is adapted to be attached to the handle 2 by running the cloth through -the loop?) upon the crank handle 4, journaled through themop handle 2.

The ends ofthe mop cloth are adapted to be passed through the loop 5 and clamped between the jaws 6 of the holder indicated generally at 7.

rl`hese jaws are connected at their rear edges by the folded plate 8 having the eye portion 9 through whichv a pin 10 is passed, said pin being pivotally connected at the bifurcated ends 11 of the clamping lever 12.

The loop 5 may have the coils 13 therein to provide sufficient resilience and theends thereof are passed through openings 14 in the bifurcations 11 of the lever 12 and ,bentA p as at 15 to prevent disengagement.

A wire holder 16 isrprovidedat its rear end with the loop 17 and connected to a plate 18 as by the ox'f'erturned tangs 19, the for ward ends of said holder .being curved around the lever 12 as shown at 2Qand co'n` nected to the jaws 6,upon plate 8 as indicated at 21. The plate 18 is provided with'theun turned ears 22 pivotallyconnected, as by the pin 23 with the side flanges 24 upon the link v 25, the upper end of `which is pivoted to the handle 2 as by the pin 26.

each side of the .After the mop cloth has been attached as j it to the floor during the mopping operation.

l/Vhen it is desired to wring the mop, the

handle may be raised to a substantially horij zontal position, permitting the wire holder 16 and clamping jaws 6 to hang vertically from the link 25. The Crank handle 4 may,v then be turned, twisting the `mop cloth and wringing the water from the same.

When it is desired to remove the clothit is only rnecessary to swing the lever12 into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3,

moving thel loop `5" out into the dotted line position shown in said figure, permitting the end of the mop cloth to be easily removed and a new cloth to be replaced and clamped therein by swinging thelever back to the normal position.

.I claim: i j Y A mop including a handle, a link pivotally connected thereto, a holder pivotally connected to the link intermediate its ends, a pair of jaws carried by the forward end of the holder, a loop arranged to be drawn between the jaws for clamping a mop cloth, a lever upon the holder for operating the loop, a crank carried by the handle and a loop upon the crank for receiving the mop cloth.

In testimony that I claim the above, I'

have hereunto subscribed my name.

t ,,BAB'NETVTMGERSHQYITZ, i 

